Axis II comorbidity of normal-weight bulimia.
The axis II comorbidity of 34 women with active bulimia, 18 women with remitted bulimia, and 20 women with a history of major depression was assessed blind to axis I diagnosis using the Diagnostic Interview for Personality Disorders (DIPD), a semistructured interview of demonstrated reliability. Fifty percent of the active bulimic subjects, 44% of the remitted bulimic subjects, and 35% of the depressed controls met DSM-III criteria for at least one axis II disorder. Despite the generally higher prevalence of axis II pathology in both bulimic groups than depressed controls, these between-group differences did not reach significance. The clinical implications of these findings are discussed.
Zanarini
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Psychosocial Research Program, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA 02178.
Frankenburg
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Pope
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Hudson
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Yurgelun-Todd
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Cicchetti
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001835:Body Weight; D002032:Bulimia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D010556:Personality Tests; D011594:Psychometrics